Garden's Galore!!!

So, I totally planted a garden this year & I'm so super stoked & cannot even wait to reap what I sewed & make fresh salsa, stewed tomatoes, pickles & just eat fresh!! Now for those who know where I live they know I lack a yard & growing a traditional in the ground garden is not possible. But, this summer my in laws will be spending time in Massachusetts with my husband's Nana. She is not doing well at all & has many trying times ahead of her. Please keep her in your prayers. Well, seeing as the in-laws will be gone I get to use their soil & plant this here garden =)


We have 12 tomato plants, 6 green belle peppers, 8 cucumber mounds, 5 butternut squash, zuchinni, and a couple rows of carrots. Did I meantion how excited I am about this????

This is one of those topsy turvy upside down tomatoe planter things that hangs on our garage. We have never had any luck growing patio tomatoes in containers so we figured...let's give it a whirl. I am happy to report Ken had the 1st ripe tomater on his burger last night....so it works...knock on wood!!

Below is a series of pictures of our flower gardens. The lilacs & iris' & lilies are not in bloom yet.

These are the front side gardens

Now remember how I said we lack a yard? Yeah, well I'm stubborn & am bent on having a garden at home even though we have the one at my in-laws.


We have spinich....

and a gourmet lettuce blend

and leaf lettuce....

and a good pot of dill growing for those pickles I mentioned before.

oh, and we have to have catnip for the kitties...

It's almost June and that is when our local Farmer's Market begins & folks that has me so immensly stokeled I can't even stand it!!! Woot woot!!!

Ken & Kenzie have a Birthday!!

On May 24th two Woodbury's had a birthday.....

I'll do McKenzie 1st cuz she's the youngest...she's our 3rd oldest pup & turned a whoppan 8yrs old. And yup, she was born on Kensters 24th birthday .....

which makes Ken a whoppan 32yrs old!!!!

We were camping up at Ken's family's camp for the special day. We rescued McKenzie from a home that totally neglected her and she's been nothing but awesome! I do encourage anyone who is in the market for a pup to rescue one from a shelter or a neglected home. They are the most loyalist lil fluffy friends you'll ever have!! And the hubbykins is pretty swell too!! But you can't adopt him. =)

What I Cannot Change

Oh boy oh boy!! Have I ever got oodles to talk about!!! My blogcation was pretty fab & in the coming days & most likely weeks I'll fill you in on the ups & downs that went on. But tonight I want to share what I believe to be one of the best songs I have heard yet. The words are profound & touch every aspect in my life & I am certain it will touch you in some way as well.

Ok, so background on the song...cuz we all know I just don't get to the point & always have something to say. I first heard this song in the semi as we were driving down the road. I had been having a real yucky feeling day from my Meniere's & was a pretty frumpy frog. This song came at the precise moment I needed it. I can go days and weeks that I will feel dandy as all beans & then will have a week long unjazzy dizzy time. It's times like that when I realize my life is not 'normal'...not like it ever was. But gol darnit...I miss the old me sometimes...but, I cannot change that.

I had put the song in the back of my mind....until Saturday when Ken & I were looking for a book for his Mom for Mother's Day & we ran across Leann Rimes Book titled "What I Cannot Change." Ken immediately told me I NEEDED to purchase it for myself no matter what the cost.

And here's it is folks..."What I Cannot Change" by Leann Rimes check out the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZhNQDab7Jg

I know what makes me comfortable
And I know what makes me tick
And when I need to get my way
I know how to pour it on thick
Cream and sugar in my coffee
Right away when I awake I face the day and pray to God
I won’t make the same mistakes
All the rest is out of my hands
I will learn to let go what I cannot change
I will learn to forgive what I cannot change
I will learn to love what I cannot change
But I will change, I will change
Whatever I, whenever I can
Yeah I don’t know my father
Or my mother well enough
It seems like every time we talk
We can’t get past the little stuff
The pain is self-inflicting,
I know it’s not good for my health
But it’s easier to please the world
Than it is to please myself
All the rest is out of my hands
I will learn to let go what I cannot change
I will learn to forgive what I cannot change
I will learn to love what I cannot change
But I will change, I will change
Whatever I, whenever I can
Right now I can’t care about how everyone else really feels
I have enough hurt of my own to heal
I will learn to let go what I cannot change
I will learn to forgive what I cannot change
I will learn to let go what I cannot change
I will learn to forgive what I cannot change
I will learn to love what I cannot change
But I will change, I will change
Whatever I, whenever I can


Now, I know I think a lot...probably more than most, but this song makes me want to become a better version of me. I have so much to learn, things that need forgivness, things I need to let go of & things I need to accept and love. I'd like to think Leann Rimes had some hunch that a girl by the name of Kathy in Upper Michigan needed a song to get through some stuff & she wrote this one for me....but I am certain after you read the words and listen to the song you will definately think the same about yourself. And in true Kathy style I leave you with a quote:

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.